1. OPERATION

1.7.5Arrival alarm, anchor watch alarm

The arrival alarm informs you that your boat is approaching a destination waypoint. The area that defines an arrival zone is that of a circle which you approach from the outside of the circle. The alarm will be released if your boat enters the circle.

The anchor watch alarm informs you that your boat is moving when it should be at rest.

The arrival alarm and anchor watch alarm cannot be activated together. RMB, BWR or BWC data sentence required for these alarms.

Alarm setting

Your ship's position where you start the anchor watch alarm.

: Alarm area

Alarm range

Own ship

: Alarm area

Destination

 

waypoint

Anchor watch alarm

Arrival alarm

How the arrival alarm works

1.Press the [MENU] key once or twice to show the main menu.

2.Select ALARM2 and then press the [ENT] key.

ALARM2

ARV/ANC :

OFF

0.50NM

XTE

:

OFF

0.25NM

TRIP

: OFF

0NM

ODOMETER: OFF

0NM

TIME

: OFF 00:00

COUNTDOWN: OFF

5MIN

ALARM2 menu

3.Select ARV/ANC and then press the [ENT] key to show the arrival alarm/anchor watch alarm options window.

OFF

ARV

ANC

Arrival/anchor watch alarm options window

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Furuno RD-30 manual Arrival alarm, anchor watch alarm

RD-30 specifications

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